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    GENUS COLUMBA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeonsplay

    Synonyms:

    Columba; genus Columba

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Columba" is a kind of...):

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Columba"):

    Columba livia; rock dove; rock pigeon (pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended)

    band-tail pigeon; band-tailed pigeon; bandtail; Columba fasciata (wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon)

    Columba palumbus; cushat; ringdove; wood pigeon (Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck)

    Holonyms ("genus Columba" is a member of...):

    Columbidae; family Columbidae (doves and pigeons)

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